Module 2 (Fungi) Flashcards
The cell walls od fungi are made of?
Chitin
Single celled organisms of fungi are called?
Yeasts
Multicellular organisms of fungi are called?
Mushrooms
Filamentous organisms of fungi are called?
Molds
Fungi store food energy as?
Glycogen
At 37 degrees the fungus are?
Yeastlike
At 25 degrees the fungus are?
Moldlike
Predator/ predacious fungi feed on a?
Nematode or roundworm
Fungi are capable of metabolizing complex carbohydrates such as?
Lignin
Fungi grow better in an environment with a ph level of ?
5
All molds are _ while yeast are _
Aerobic, facultative anaerobes
Body of fungi that is composed of highly branched and intertwined hyphae called?
Thallus
Most fungi have a vegetative structure (except yeast) called?
Mycelium
A system of rigid,branched tube like filament that encloses the mycelium is called?
Hyphae
Cross walls that form compartments that have pores for movement of cytoplasm are called?
Septa
What do you call hyphae with septa?
Septate
Hyphae without septa are called?
Aseptate or coenocytic